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SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) into Frontline Education using Joomla IDP Plugin

Single Sign-On in Frontline Education using Joomla IDP allows users to log in to Frontline Education using Joomla by configuring Frontline Education as a Service Provider (SP) and Joomla as a SAML Identity Provider (IDP). This guide will take you through a step-by-step process to configure SSO between the two platforms.

What is Frontline Education?
Frontline Education is a software provider specializing in K-12 education management solutions. It offers a range of tools and platforms designed to support educational institutions in various aspects of school administration, human resources, and student management.

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  • Login into your Joomla site’s Administrator console.
  • From left toggle menu, click on System, then under Install section click on Extensions.
  • Now click on Or Browse for file button to locate and install the plugin file downloaded earlier.
Install Joomla SAML IDP Plugin

  • Installation of plugin is successful. Now click on Start Using miniOrange SAML IDP Plugin to configure miniOrange Joomla IDP plugin.
Get Started with SAML IDP Setup

  • Go to the miniOrange Joomla IDP plugin, navigate to the Identity Provider tab.
  • Here, you can find the Identity Provider Metadata XML URL/File or endpoints like IDP Entity ID, SAML Login URL, SAML Logout URL (Premium Feature), and Certificate for SP configuration. Download the XML Metadata by clicking on the button as shown below.
Joomla SAML IDP Metadata

In this setup, Joomla serves as the repository for storing users i.e. it will act as the IDP while Frontline Education is where users will log in using their credentials from Joomla where Joomla SAML IDP SSO Plugin will be installed.

Frontline Education SSO Single Sign-On using Joomla
  • Navigate to System > Account & Services > Single Sign-on.
  • Once you have clicked the button, you will be brought to the Single Sign-On Settings page.
  • Now Enter the required fields Name, Subdomain, Trust Identity URL, Login URL,
    Logout URL, Certificate.

Name Frontline Education
Subdomain Enter a sub domain name of your choice, such as your company name, with no spaces.
Note: This will generate Single Sign-on URL and Metadata URL on the right side of the screen
Trust Identity
URL		 Provide the IDP-EntityID / Issuer URL from Identity Provider tab of the Joomla miniOrange SAML 2.0 IDP Plugin
Login URL Provide the SAML Login URL from Identity Provider tab of the Joomla miniOrange SAML 2.0 IDP Plugin
Logout URL Provide the SAML Logout URL from Identity Provider tab of the Joomla miniOrange SAML 2.0 IDP Plugin (Premium)
Certificate Download the Certificate from Identity Provider tab of the Joomla miniOrange SAML 2.0 IDP Plugin
Frontline Education SSO Single Sign-On using Joomla | Integration of Frontline Education with Joomla
  • Navigate to your profile,then select My Profile.
Frontline Education SSO Single Sign-On using Joomla | Integration of Frontline Education with Joomla, Profile
  • Switch on the Use single sign-on option, then click Save.

Note: If you toggle the Disable email login option, you will not be able to sign-in through your regular log-in page.


Frontline Education SSO Single Sign-On using Joomla | Integration of Frontline Education with Joomla
  • Now go to Components -> miniOrange Joomla IDP -> Service Provider.
miniOrange Joomla IDP Service Provider tab

  • Navigate to the Service Provider tab and complete the fields for Service Provider Name, SP Entity ID or Issuer, ACS URL, and NameID Format. Refer to this step to get Service Provider details. Fill in the other fields according to your requirements. Click on Save.

Enter the following values:

Service Provider Name Choose appropriate name according to your choice
SP Entity ID or Issuer Service Provider Entity ID
ACS URL SP Assertion Consumer Service URL
X.509 Certificate (optional) [For Signed Request] Paste certificate value you copied from the Metadata file
NameID Format Select urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:emailAddress
Assertion Signed Checked
Upload SP Metadata

  • Now click on Advance Mapping tab. Select the NameID Attribute and then click on Save Button.
Joomla SAML IDP Advance Mapping

  • You have successfully completed your miniOrange Joomla SAML 2.0 IDP configurations.
  • In the miniOrange Joomla IDP plugin, navigate to the Advance Mapping tab.
  • Here, you can configure Custom attribute mapping and also add additional User Attributes.
Joomla Custom Mapping

  • You have successfully configured Single Sign-On with Frontline Education as Service Provider and Joomla as Identity Provider. If you require any further support or, if you are facing any difficulty please mail us on joomlasupport@xecurify.com

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